RORY Schlein is the latest addition to a Coventrys casualty list that has reached crisis point.

Schlein suffered a dislocated shoulder in Sweden on Tuesday and is ruled out of the Buildbase Bees’ Brandon clash with Lakeside tonight (8pm).

He was the innocent victim of a crash in front of him, all of which adds to Bees’ frustration that they have also lost Ben Barker and Olly Allen to broken legs in meetings staged outside the UK – and both also in accidents not of their own making.

Schlein is due to see a specialist today to review the damage and likely recovery time, and Allen should also get a clearer idea of the severity of his injury as he returns to hospital.

In the meantime the Buildbase Bees will field a patched-up team tonight, although the one crumb of comfort is that the rider-replacement facility can switch to Schlein’s position, meaning that all other members of the team can take one of his rides.

In addition, Bees have made what appears to be an astute guest booking in bringing in British Under-21 Champion Lewis Bridger –- running at a near nine-point average this season – to replace Allen.

Despite the catalogue of problems being suffered by their top five at present, Bees have more than held their own at reserve, and the combination of Filip Sitera and Jordan Frampton should be a good one at home in particular.

Co-boss Peter Oakes said: “Jordan has come in and done a brilliant job, and for him to be averaging over five is absolutely remarkable.

“We’ve all been absolutely delighted with the way he’s settled into the Elite League, and evidence of that is that we’ve bought his contract outright from Somerset, much to the annoyance of some of our rivals,

“I thought Filip had a decent enough meeting at Wolverhampton for his first one back, and it’s just unfortunate that all these injuries have come along - but these things happen, and you have to try and get over them as best you can.”

Lakeside, who include former Coventry riders Lee Richardson and Stuart Robson, are not without their own problems as Joonas Kylmakorpi remains on the sidelines with a fractured elbow.

The Hammers had been hoping to replace the Finn with Tomasz Jedrzejak, who stood in for them to good effect last season, but that deal appears to have fallen through and they, too, will use rider-replacement.